William Hill Polygonal Barn, also known as the Hill-Mershon Barn, is an eight-sided barn located at Bloomingdale, Parke County, Indiana. It was built about 1905, and is a two-story, octagonal frame building. It measures 30 feet in width and is topped by a sectional cone roof topped by an octagonal cupola.[2]: 5
William Hill Polygonal Barn | |
 William Hill Polygonal Barn, October 2012 | |
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| Location | School St., Bloomingdale, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°48′49″N 87°15′5″W / 39.81361°N 87.25139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905 |
| Built by | Hill, William |
| Architectural style | Eight-sided barn |
| MPS | Round and Polygonal Barns of Indiana MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000186[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1993 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Jerry McMahan (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Hill Polygonal Barn" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.